Soil Type: Normal/Loam or Sandy/Light or Chalky/AlkalineSoil Moisture: Dry, well drained or Moist, but well drained

Graceful green locket-shaped flowers tinged reddish-brown or purplish-grey turning straw-coloured when ripe. This lovely annual ornamental grass is perfect for a sunny well-drained border or wildflower garden where the lockets will rustle and shimmer in the slightest breeze. Originating from the Mediterranean it is larger and coarser than its perennial cousin and given the right conditions it can self-seed prolifically. The flowers are great for adding to naturalised dried flower arrangements.

Garden care: Easy to care for in a sunny spot with well drained soil resist tidying them up in autumn as their seed-heads are highly decorative.